Final Fantasy VII's Cloud to launch today on Wii U, 3DS for $6; more Amiibo coming.

The most recent Super Smash Bros. fighting game releases have been followed with hints that series creator Masahiro Sakurai would not return to any sequels, only to be followed years later with announcements of him working on new entries. But this time according to Sakruai-san, he means it. Whether or not his Smash retirement pans out, the 2014 version's run of DLC will conclude in February, according to a "final" presentation about the game via Nintendo Direct on Tuesday.

Previously announced surprise character Cloud Strife—yes, that Cloud, from Final Fantasy VII—launches today for $6 for either version of the game (or $7 to unlock him on both platforms). He'll be joined in February by two more currently Nintendo-exclusive characters: Corrin, an armor-clad warrior from the upcoming 3DS game Fire Emblem: Fates and Platinum Games' supernaturally charged, four-gun wielder Bayonetta (whose sequel game is still a Wii U exclusive).

In addition to a ton of footage of Bayonetta wiping the floor with the likes of Kirby and Star Fox by way of giant kicks, pistol blasts, and oversized fists from above, the presentation also saw Sakurai describing the character as the most requested DLC fighter via the game's official site "among realizable characters"—meaning, those who Nintendo could realistically afford to license and design. That didn't explain why prior fan favorites like Ice Climbers have apparently been shelved for inclusion in this version of Smash Bros. however.

Other fan-service characters have popped up in the latest Smash Bros. game in the form of costumes for the game's "Mii fighter" characters, and the presentation introduced a few cute entries including a "fighter" costume that looks like Sonic the Hedgehog's Knuckles. However, the standout entry in that costume roster is Geno from the frequently wished-for Super Nintendo game Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. In the presentation, Sakurai confirmed that the costume's release was thanks to an agreement between Nintendo and Square Enix—who co-produced the original game in the '90s—and that will surely inspire hope for an official Wii U Virtual Console re-release of the classic action-RPG, which hasn't been relaunched on any platform since Nintendo and Square's messy split during the PlayStation era. which was released on the original Wii's Virtual Console in 2008.

Should you want to spend cash on more than new characters and costumes, Nintendo will also have your back in the form of new Amiibo for all three characters announced today and for recent Smash Bros. DLC entry Ryu from Street Fighter.